With Albanese in New York, the US embassy in Canberra – which now has its Trump man in residence – attacked the government’s Digital Duty of Care plans.
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Media has reported up to 15 children have been living unattended in a squalid house in WA’s Pilbara. While the danger didn’t start overnight, the fixes can.
WA’s live facial recognition technology was deemed successful. But what happens when it fails, and who bears the burden when it does?
The NSW government is moving to curb rape myths in trials to reduce the impact on victim-survivors and increase the likelihood of justice being done.
Incoming electoral reforms will cap the amount parties can spend on election campaigning, but it’s still far too high. Here’s what the rules should be instead.
In inquiries and reviews, governments endlessly ask Indigenous communities what should be done, but rarely act on it. It’s time that changed.
Unfortunately, it is apparent federal and state governments are too often responding to men’s violence after the fact.
The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.
The prime minister says Australia sees membership as a way to enhance the nation’s voice on technology issues, including AI.
Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.
The federal Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system should have mandated a minimum age of criminal responsibility.
The report has a more political streak than these long-term documents usually do.
This is Labor’s second lowest ever primary vote in Newspoll, which they had last equalled in April 2012 when Julia Gillard was prime minister.
As the debate over migration policy continues, it’s not too late for the government to address the pitfalls of its plan by looking to its Canadian counterparts.
The Intergenerational Report projects population growth slowing from an average of 1.4% a year over the last 40 years to 0.9% a year over the coming four decades.
When a loyal ally can be squeezed over land inside its own territory, collective defence starts to look like an open protection racket.
The changes run the risk that more women will remain silent and be forced to remain in violent and dangerous situations.
The government’s migration policy announcement was long-awaited, but the contents ultimately fell short of expectations.
Russia is convening its first national parliamentary elections since invading Ukraine, which offer a great deal of predictability but also some unexpected surprises.
The mythology of the bullet-proof athlete often obscures the reality of elite sport’s mental toll.
Rural and regional areas bear a disproportionate burden of domestic violence. Distance, police staffing and station hours aren’t the only barriers to seeking help.
Whether steelmaking returns to Whyalla is only part of the story. The intervening years could have consequences of their own, and the community will need support.
On The Conversation Weekly podcast, defence and security analyst Hugh White explains why the AUKUS project has been anything but smooth sailing.
The Nationals leader said he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to beat the Labor government – including not ruling out a move to the lower house before the next election.
The government will be wedged between those who think the changes don’t go far enough and critics who believe they’re draconian.